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Monday, March 15, 2010

For this post of "RecipeReplica" I hopped to fellow blogger Sarah's awesome blog "!Vazhayila!" which translates to "Plaintain Leaf". So what is so special about a Plaintain Leaf? In most parts of India(Specifically South) and parts of Malaysia, food is served on Plaintain Leaf on auspicious days, like during weddings and such.
One might wonder what the benefit of eating on this leaf is? Eating hot food on the leaf absorbs the unique flavor of the leaf and makes its a relishing experience.It is also considered hygienic since its an organic use-once-only bio-degradable plate of sorts and believed to also have some medicinal values.I love the fact she has named her blog with such a wonderful and meaningful name and also the fact that its full of fabulous traditional recipes. One among many recipes that caught my eye was her Oven-Roasted Minty Game hens. I went with drumsticks since I didn't have Game hens in stock.

Ingredients:

Chicken Drumsticks - 5

For the Mint Rub:

Chopped Fresh Mint - 2 tbsp

Garlic Cloves - 2, big

Ginger - 1/2 inch, chopped

Cracked pepper - 1 1/2 tsp (or less)

Paprika or Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

Lime Juice - 1 1/2 tbsp

Olive Oil - 2 tbsp

Procedure:

Clean the drumsticks,pat dry and put deep slits.Keep the skin on.

In a blender/Food processor, blend all the ingredients under "For the Rub" to a smooth paste.

44 comments:

wow!! Those drumsticks look awesome and so tempting. just now had my lunch..but again i am hungry seeing this.. ur minty chicken are tempting me and Now I'll make it soon or how about I come over there..LOL.

Thanks dear for dropping by on my blog and commenting... yours is a great blog going in itself ... well this is not the recipe i should be commenting on though as I am vegetarian, but i guess i will have more sharing in future :o)

And yes, you got it right, that's Colosseum in the backdrop of my profile picture :o)

As I was reading the spice mixture I realized that (except for the ginger) it is almost identical to what we use for our chicken tawuk (skewered and grilled) in Lebanon.That chicken looks so appetizing!